Porc, M.C. 9499(3)

Author(s): changsha (ceramic production center) production date: between 100 and 200 type(s) of object(s): sculpture, beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, ceramics, china name(s): statuette, mingqi materials and techniques: stoneware, casting, engraved = incised, glaze = covered place(s) of execution/realization: hunan (province) dimensions - artwork: height: 7. 8cm width: 6cm length: 12. 3cm description: zoomorphic statuette. Red earth covered with lead varnish, which the copper colors green. Numerous gaps or scratches. The underside and inside of the legs remained bare earth with some glaze drips. Iconographic description: in this piece, carrying very large fan-shaped prickles, the asian black pig has the appearance of a wild boar. Historical commentary: old mu-fei collection themes / subjects / places represented: pig = pig acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: society of friends of the cernuschi museum date of acquisition: 1976 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 9499. Date: between 100 and 200.